tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post8029346292856565887..comments2018-05-21T10:21:02.637-04:00Comments on History Is Elementary: I'm Still Spitting and Gnashing My TeethEHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-43074720045004344442008-01-23T09:51:00.000-05:002008-01-23T09:51:00.000-05:00Yes M-Dawg teaching the Holocaust to nine and ten ...Yes M-Dawg teaching the Holocaust to nine and ten year olds can be a challenge because of some the footage in videos and images they might see in texts. Atlanta has an excellent Holocaust Museum and when I taught 5th grade we took our students there. There is one section of the exhibits that are very, very graphic and as team we elected to pass by certain images. Believe me....they received the gist of the matter without seeing the most graphic images.<BR/><BR/>Alasandra...a most excellent point about the Holocaust. When I teach the Civil War I try to bring out that discrimination existed in the North as well. History is rarely all black or white...it is very gray.EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-75304721178309789222008-01-20T13:30:00.000-05:002008-01-20T13:30:00.000-05:00Thank goodness U.S. schools are highlighting it; I...Thank goodness U.S. schools are highlighting it; It is one of the most requested sites on my tours.The Tour Marmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701469966951623627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-63695592896929914812008-01-19T08:41:00.000-05:002008-01-19T08:41:00.000-05:00As you pointed out History should be taught, but f...As you pointed out History should be taught, but from a balanced (both sides) perspective.<BR/><BR/>When my boys were elementary age and we covered the Holocaust (briefly) we read The Diary of Anne Frank. In High School we covered it in more depth and read SCHINDLER’S LIST. I wanted my children to know their were some German's who risked their lives to save as many Jews as they could.Alasandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-55972195918417491402008-01-18T15:11:00.000-05:002008-01-18T15:11:00.000-05:00I agree with you comment on Joanne's site. Wow!I t...I agree with you comment on Joanne's site. Wow!<BR/><BR/>I teach 9th grade World History and the Holocaust is part of the curriculum. Students in my classroom: Muslim, Jews, Christians, Pagans (I teach in Salem, MA :-)) etc. I've mentioned the Holocaust a few times in class this year and I had a few kids that have no idea what Holocaust is about or means which scares the dickens out of me. :-(<BR/><BR/>It is our job to teach both sides of the "story" - whether it be the Holocaust or the Crusades. My Muslim students had some unique insight on the topic of teh Crusades. <BR/><BR/>I would have no clue on how to teach the Holocaust at the younger grades. Due to sensitive and graphic images and information, it must be a challenge at the primary level.<BR/><BR/>PS I've been to the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.M-Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597592214404682497noreply@blogger.com